animal cruelty
Marlett Carrasco
Eng102
19180
Leonard Macias
Argumentative Essay
10/28/13
Against animal testing for cosmetics
How easy is it for us to put on eye drops to relieve us from itchy or red eyes, or to grab our favorite lotion and moisturize our skin? What's your favorite shampoo? Have you ever given thought to how many animals are put through tests so we can use our daily cosmetics? Cosmetics like make up, lotions, perfumes, shampoos, hair tints and much more are all tested on numerous animals. Animal testing has been around for centuries. You would think that instead of using animals for testing, companies would use more innovative ways by now. This is why animal testing is inhumane, in some cases misleading, and there are alternatives that can save the millions of animals that die.
Each year more than 100 million animals, including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds, are killed in U.S. laboratories for cosmetics testing (PETA). According to the humane society, a single pesticide registration requires more than 50 experiments and the use of 12,000 animals. Many people can agree that there are so many ingredients and chemicals already out on the market and in use today, there should be no need to reinvent anything. Worldwide many animals are put through tests, and 2 of the major tests will be discussed throughout this essay, known as the Draize test and Lethal Dosage test.
Product testing is commonly performed on animals to measure levels of skin irritation, eye tissue damage, and the toxicity that are caused by all the substances that may be in manufactured cosmetics. The first kind of testing is known as the Draize test. The Draize tested on rabbits in this case, are tested on for eye irritancy. The author of “Ethics into Action”, Peter Singer states, “people know what it feels like to get a little bit of soap in their eyes, and so they could identify with rabbits undergoing the Draize test” (88). In the
Eng102
19180
Leonard Macias
Argumentative Essay
10/28/13
Against animal testing for cosmetics
How easy is it for us to put on eye drops to relieve us from itchy or red eyes, or to grab our favorite lotion and moisturize our skin? What's your favorite shampoo? Have you ever given thought to how many animals are put through tests so we can use our daily cosmetics? Cosmetics like make up, lotions, perfumes, shampoos, hair tints and much more are all tested on numerous animals. Animal testing has been around for centuries. You would think that instead of using animals for testing, companies would use more innovative ways by now. This is why animal testing is inhumane, in some cases misleading, and there are alternatives that can save the millions of animals that die.
Each year more than 100 million animals, including mice, rats, frogs, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, monkeys, fish, and birds, are killed in U.S. laboratories for cosmetics testing (PETA). According to the humane society, a single pesticide registration requires more than 50 experiments and the use of 12,000 animals. Many people can agree that there are so many ingredients and chemicals already out on the market and in use today, there should be no need to reinvent anything. Worldwide many animals are put through tests, and 2 of the major tests will be discussed throughout this essay, known as the Draize test and Lethal Dosage test.
Product testing is commonly performed on animals to measure levels of skin irritation, eye tissue damage, and the toxicity that are caused by all the substances that may be in manufactured cosmetics. The first kind of testing is known as the Draize test. The Draize tested on rabbits in this case, are tested on for eye irritancy. The author of “Ethics into Action”, Peter Singer states, “people know what it feels like to get a little bit of soap in their eyes, and so they could identify with rabbits undergoing the Draize test” (88). In the